Yan Wong
Books by Yan Wong
“The Ancestor’s Tale is so clever. Its structure is inspired by Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales: it’s a pilgrimage through human existence. The pilgrims are walking backwards through human evolution. Every so often they meet up with our earlier cousins; so, for example, first they meet other primates starting with chimpanzees, because they are our closest cousin. We separated from them about 6 million years ago. On it goes until eventually they start meeting bacteria. I loved that; I thought it was brilliant.” Read more...
Dorothy H. Crawford, Medical Scientist
Interviews where books by Yan Wong were recommended
The best books on Viruses, recommended by Dorothy H. Crawford
Many of us have developed a new fascination for viruses and virology during the global COVID-19 crisis. Here, Dorothy Crawford, professor of medical microbiology and the author of Viruses: A Very Short Introduction, selects five of the best books on viruses for the general reader.
